Posted on 06/04/2025 6:44:57 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Tropical storms and hurricanes that move slowly near the coast or inland are among the most feared by forecasters.
Sometimes these tropical cyclones may not have powerful wind speeds, but the threats posed can be amplified due to their sluggish pace.
Here's a look at what a slow speed means for rainfall potential and some other typical threats from a storm that's in no hurry to exit a region.
A slow-moving storm brings relentless rainfall In focus: The slower a storm moves, the more incredible the rainfall amounts can become. A storm chugging along at just 5 mph has a rainfall potential upwards of 30 inches, while one moving briskly at 20 mph typically produces much smaller rain totals in any given location. When this occurs near mountainous terrain, rainfall totals can be further enhanced. Reinforced: A landfalling major hurricane that is moving at an average or faster-than-average pace can drop less rainfall than a slow-moving tropical depression or storm.
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3. We are all going to be killed by Cat 1 hurricanes *
* we’ll only people in the location where it hits. **
** and by killed we mean flooded. ***
*** unless they drive into a flooded underpass.
Those of us that have lived in hurricane alley for our whole lives have always known this. I would rather see a fast moving cat 3 or 4 than a slow moving cat 1. It’s not necessarily the wind damage, it’s the fact that it can rain for days and cause widespread flooding.
Truth. Hurricane Harvey dumped over 60 inches of rain on Texas in the week it took to pass over.
For those of us who live in drought stricken Texas, we need a hurricane to slow into a tropical depression and park itself with three or four days of good serious rain.
For those of us who live in drought stricken Texas, we need a hurricane to slow into a tropical depression and park itself with three or four days of good serious rain.
“Because they’re over you longer.
That is not rocket science.”
This is a serious Captain Obvious story. It’s kind of like the new reporter who thinks they’ve made an amazing discovery of ant balls after every hurricane.
Yup. Andrew was a fast moving storm that shifted drastically south (to Homestead) at the last hours. Had that hit FTL/MIA like it was supposed to, well...
Where I live in Juno Beach, I fear the wind, not the water. W/ an ocean bluff in front of me, my biggest water concern would be the intracoastal behind me. And if they meet, well, we’re all under water. Might as well include Lake O.
I have plenty of fear for the water, but the most dangerous kind isn’t rain. It’s storm surge, which relates directly to wind intensity. As long as storm surge is no more than moderate, rain has a place where it can drain or be pumped. When storm surge is 12 feet, you need more than a roof that can withstand cat 4 wind; you need to be at 13 feet or higher. Where I live, that isn’t so easy to come by.
I’ve heard of those.
The ants use the surface tension of the water to float.
A few drops of Dawn would take care of that.
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